hatchboat

noun

Etymology

From hatch + boat.

  1. derived from *bʰeyd- — “to break, split
  2. inherited from *baitaz
  3. inherited from *bait
  4. inherited from bāt — “boat
  5. inherited from bot
  6. compounded as hatchboat — “hatch + boat

Definitions

  1. A type of fishing boat found mostly in southern England in the 19th century, whose deck…

    A type of fishing boat found mostly in southern England in the 19th century, whose deck consisted of many movable hatches.

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